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Biography of Herman Haupt (manuscript) by Herman Haupt Chapman
Herman Haupt, civil engineer, author, and inventor, was born in Philadelphia in 1817 and was graduated from West Point in 1835. Soon thereafter he resigned his commission to become a railroad surveyor. Later Haupt became an authority on bridge construction and served as chief engineer or superinte...
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| Collection: | Biography of Herman Haupt (manuscript) By Herman Haupt Chapman |
| Collection Number: | 1795 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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Herman Haupt, civil engineer, author, and inventor, was born in Philadelphia in 1817 and was graduated from West Point in 1835. Soon thereafter he resigned his commission to become a railroad surveyor. Later Haupt became an authority on bridge construction and served as chief engineer or superintendent of several large railroads including the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Northern Pacific Railroad, and the Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts. He was chief of United States military railroads in Virginia, 1862-1863.
The biography treats the Civil War experiences in detail, quoting extensively from the war "Reminiscences of General Herman Haupt", published privately in 1901. Also included is a typescript, written in 1859, of the "Memoirs of Herman Haupt" up to the age of 21. |